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Finding a waterfall group on Facebook recently has encouraged me to look back on the images I've made over the years ... and in doing that, I'm now thinking that I need to get back to some of these locations and recapture some of that magic.
Seeing images from past work travels to Northern Ontario, and closer to home from outings to locations along the Niagara Escarpment, brought back memories of discovering these locations for the first time. At one point I had thought to seek out many of the falls in Ontario, certainly those closer to home, to experience and photograph them. Along the way, other photographic subject matter grabbed my attention and it's been some time since I've photographed a new (to me) falls. Maybe this year will be a year to pick up the idea again ... and to go back to revisit some of my favourites.
Back in 2008, I had processed a different version of this image, from a slightly different point of view. Fast forward 10+ years and I think I prefer the composition of this capture and decided to process it for release. I hope you like it too.
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| falls & mill ruins |
In digging through the image library, I've discovered additional images that now deserve consideration for processing and, those that require reconsideration, hopefully to improve processing that was applied those years ago.
I expect I'll be posting some of those on my Facebook photography page in future, so stay tuned.
DJE
With nothing specific planned for a weekend photo outing, I started looking for places to go while having my second coffee of the morning. Now awake, I realized that I really needed to get out for some fresh air and scratch the photographic itch.
For a while now I've been meaning to hit the trails around Silvercreek Conservation Area in search of some smaller waterfalls and cascades. So on a clear, bright day, well after the best light of 'golden hour' had given way to the harshness of mid-day sun. In no rush, I cruised back roads that I'd not seen in a while. Scenes drifted by, memories stirred and familiarity slowly returned ... as I approached my destination.
Gearing up, I quickly wished I had anticipated conditions and brought my ice spikes but headed down the closed concession road with the refreshing sound of water cascading down all around. I was surprised to find two creeks falling over the face limestone ledges, before joining together and heading off down the rock strewn gully.
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| Along Snow Creek |
After making my way down to the trail access, I spent a long time scrambling over the rocks along the sides of the creek, making images of the ice forms hanging from rocks, limbs and branches over the water. It really is relaxing and rejuvenating when I immerse myself totally in the pursuit of that 'one image'.
Standing to stretch my back after all the bending, hunching, kneeling and hanging from tree trucks and branches, it was the view back upstream to the footbridge that spoke to me most of my time at this lovely little spot.
DJE
